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| | 10 Theory slides |
| | 11 Exercises - Grade E - A |
| | Each lesson is meant to take 1-2 classroom sessions |
Magdalena went to a sea resort with her family during her summer vacation. She noticed that when swimming in the pool with an area of 150 square meters, one person occupies approximately 2 square meters in the pool.
The geometric probability of an event is a ratio that involves geometric measures such as length, area, or volume. In geometric probability, points on a line segment, on a plane, or as part of a three-dimensional figure represent outcomes.
P= Length, Area, or Volume of success region/Length, Area, or Volume of total region
In one-dimensional figures, the probability that a point S, chosen at random from AD, lies on BC — the success region — is the ratio of the length of BC to the length of AD.
In two-dimensional figures, the probability that a point S, chosen at random from a region R, lies in region N — the success region — is the ratio of the area of region N to the area of region R.
In three-dimensional figures, the probability that a point S, chosen at random from a solid C, lies inside a solid B — the success region — is the ratio of the volume of solid B to the volume of solid C.
Magdalena decorates a banana-honey cake she baked with candies. One of the candies fell on the floor and started to bounce. The floor consists of yellow and gray squares.
If there are 15 yellow squares of 2 square feet each and 18 gray squares of 3 square feet each, what is the probability of the candy falling on the gray region? Round the answer to two decimal places.
Substitute values
a/b=.a /6./.b /6.
Calculate quotient
Round to 2 decimal place(s)
The probability of the candy falling on the gray area of the floor is approximately 0.64 or 64 %.
Magdalena is exploring a hidden and unknown country and gets lost. She knows that the makeup of the country consists of 8 great forests of approximately 1200 square kilometers each, 24 fields of 750 square kilometers each, and 76 lakes of 3 square kilometers each.
The total area of the country is 30 000 square kilometers. Assuming that she is not in a lake, what is the probability of her being lost in a forest? In a field? Round the answer to two decimals.
| Object | Number | Area | Total Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forests | 8 | 1200 | 8* 1200= 9600 |
| Fields | 24 | 750 | 24* 750= 18 000 |
| Lakes | 76 | 3 | 76* 3= 228 |
It is given that the total area of the country is 30 000 square kilometers. Since it is also given that Magdalena is not in a lake, the area of total region she could be in is the difference between the total area of the country and the total area of lakes. 30 000-228=29 772 km^2 Magdalena must be somewhere in a 29 772 square kilometer area. To calculate the probability of the event of her being lost in a forest, substitute 9600, the total area of land covered by forests, for the area of success region and 29 772 for the area of total region.
Substitute values
Use a calculator
Round to 2 decimal place(s)
The probability of Magdalena being lost in a field can be calculated similarly by substituting 18 000, the total land area made up of fields, for the area of success region and the same number for the area of total region.
Substitute values
Use a calculator
Round to 2 decimal place(s)
Therefore, the probability of Magdalena being lost in a forest is approximately 0.32, or 32 %, while the probability of her being lost in a field is about 0.60, or 60 %.
Earlier geometric probabilities were calculated for two-dimensional problems. This time it will be shown how geometric probability can be used in a one-dimensional problem. Magdalena's friend Tiffaniqua was walking along a 170 foot long path in a park. Portions of the path are bordered by a fence.
Substitute values
LHS * 170=RHS* 170
a/c* b = a* b/c
Calculate quotient
Rearrange equation
It can be concluded that the length of the parts without the fence is 51 feet. The parts of the path without the fence form the sample space of the event of turning successfully. By subtracting 51 from the length of the path, the total length of the fence can be found. Length of Fence 170-51=119 ft Therefore, the length of the fence is 119 feet.
Next, the case in which the geometric probability of a three-dimensional object can be calculated will be presented. Two scientists are conducting an experiment in which they place a small bubble of water into a vacuum sphere.
Assuming that the bubble is equally likely to be anywhere within the sphere, what is the probability that it lands closer to the outside of the sphere than its center? Give an exact answer as a fraction in its simplest form.
They can be calculated as the difference between the total volume of the sphere and the outcomes in which the bubble is situated closer to the center of the sphere. \begin{gathered} V_\text{success}=V_\text{sphere}-V_\text{center} \end{gathered} The bubble is closer to the center if it is in the sphere whose radius is half the radius of the whole sphere. The radius of this smaller sphere is r2. This means that the volume of that sphere is as follows.
(a/b)^m=a^m/b^m
Calculate power
Multiply fractions
a/b=.a /4./.b /4.
Now the volume of the success outcomes can be found.
V_\text{sphere}={\color{#0000FF}{\dfrac{4\pi}{3}r^3}}, V_\text{center}={\color{#009600}{\dfrac{\pi r^3}{6}}}
a/c* b = a* b/c
a/b=a * 2/b * 2
Subtract fractions
Finally, the found volumes can be substituted into the probability formula.
Substitute values
.a/b /c/d.=a/b*d/c
Split into factors
Cross out common factors
Cancel out common factors
Multiply fractions
It can be concluded that the probability of the bubble being closer to the outside of the sphere is 78.
Magdalena and Tiffaniqua decided to meet at the school library before going home after school. Since the girls take different classes, they could arrive at two random times between 14:30 P.M. and 16:00 P.M. Magdalena and Tiffaniqua agreed to wait exactly 15 minutes for each other to arrive before leaving.
Therefore, the 15-minute leeway shown on the graph represents their opportunity of meeting. The geometric probability formula for area will be used to calculate the probability of both girls being in that 15-minute span. P=Area of success region/Area of total region
The total time available for the girls to meet or a sample space is represented by the square shown in the diagram. Its sides represent the 90-minute time span from 14:30 P.M. to 16:00 P.M..
The area of the total region can be calculated by substituting 90 for s into the area of a square formula.
s= 90
Calculate power
Analyzing the diagram, it can be noted that the area of the 15-minute time allowance is equal to the difference between the area of the square and the areas of the top and bottom triangles. Also, the areas of the top and bottom triangles are the same, so calculating only one of them would be enough.
As can be seen, these are right triangles whose legs represent 75 minutes. By using the area of a triangle formula, their areas can be calculated.
b= 75, h= 75
a/c* b = a* b/c
Multiply
Calculate quotient
Now, the area of the 15-minute leeway zone can be found.
A_\text{total}={\color{#0000FF}{8100}}, A_\text{triangle}={\color{#009600}{2812.5}}
Multiply
Subtract term
Therefore, the area of success region is 2475.
Finally, by substituting 2475 for the area of the success region and 8100 for the area of the total region, the probability of the event of the girls meeting can be calculated.
Substitute values
a/b=.a /25./.b /25.
a/b=.a /9./.b /9.
It can be concluded that the probability that Magdalena and Tiffaniqua will meet at the library is 1136.
On a standard dartboard, the diameter of the center red circle is 2 centimeters and the diameter of the green circle around it is 2 centimeters greater. Each rectangle has the width of 1.5 centimeters. Some other lengths are given on the diagram.
A dart is thrown at the dartboard.
P=Area of success region/Area of total region To use the formula, first the areas of the success region — the red region — and total regions should be found. For the purposes of the solution the circles on the board can be named.
First, the radii of all the circles can be found. It is given that the diameter of the small red circle C_1 at the center of the dartboard is 2 centimeters, so its radius is 22=1 centimeter. r_(C_1)=1 cm The diameter of the green circle C_2 is said to be 2 centimeters greater than the diameter of C_1. This implies that the diameter of C_2 is 2+2=4 centimeters and its radius is 2 centimeters. It is given that the length between C_2 and the next ring is 8 centimeters, so the radius of C_3 is obtained by adding 2 and 8. r_(C_2)&=2 cm r_(C_3)&=10 cm Next, by adding the width of the rectangles to the radius of C_3, it can be concluded that the radius of C_4 is 11.5 centimeters. r_(C_4)=11.5 cm The radius of C_5 is equal to the sum of 14 and radius of C_2, which is 2 centimeters. Finally, the radius of C_6 is 1.5 centimeters greater than r_(C_5). r_(C_5)&=16 cm r_(C_6)&=17.5 cm Now that all the radii are known, they can be substituted into the circle area formula. First, the area of C_1 can be found. Leave the areas in terms of pi to get a precise result at the end.
r= 1
Calculate power
a * 1=a
Similarly, the areas of the rest of the circles can be calculated.
| Circle | Radius | π r^2 | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| C_1 | 1 | π ( 1)^2 | π |
| C_2 | 2 | π ( 2)^2 | 4π |
| C_3 | 10 | π ( 10)^2 | 100π |
| C_4 | 11.5 | π ( 11.5)^2 | 132.25π |
| C_5 | 16 | π ( 16)^2 | 256π |
| C_6 | 17.5 | π ( 17.5)^2 | 306.25π |
By calculating the difference between the areas of C_4 and C_3, the total area of smaller red and green rectangles can be found. A_(C_4)-A_(C_3)=132.25π-100π ⇓ A_(C_4)-A_(C_3)=32.25 π Since there are 20 rectangles and they all have the same size, the area of each rectangle can be calculated by dividing 23.25π cm^2 by 20. \begin{gathered} A_\text{small rectangle}=\dfrac{32.25\pi}{20}\\[0.5em] \Downarrow\\ A_\text{small rectangle}= 1.6125\pi \end{gathered} 10 of the 20 rectangles are red, so the total area of the red rectangles is 16.125π square centimeters. Finally, the total area of the greater green and red rectangles can be found as the difference between the areas of C_6 and C_5. A_(C_6)-A_(C_5)=306.25π - 256π ⇓ A_(C_6)-A_(C_5)=50.25π The area of each bigger rectangle can be obtained by dividing this value by 20. \begin{gathered} A_\text{big rectangle} =\dfrac{50.25\pi}{20} \\[0.5em] \Downarrow \\ A_\text{big rectangle}=2.5125\pi \end{gathered} Just as in case with smaller rectangles, there are 10 bigger red rectangles, so the total area of the bigger red rectangles is 25.125 square centimeters. The total red region on the board consists of 1 small circle, 10 small rectangles and 10 big rectangles. Therefore, the total area of the red region is the sum of these areas. \begin{gathered} A_\text{red}={\color{#0000FF}{\pi}}+{\color{#FD9000}{16.125\pi}}+{\color{#A800DD}{25.125\pi}}\\ \Downarrow\\ A_\text{red}=42.25\pi \end{gathered} The area of the success region was found to be 42.25 square centimeters. The area of the total region is the area of the largest circle C_6. With this information in mind, the probability of the dart hitting a red region can be found.
Substitute values
Cancel out common factors
Simplify quotient
Use a calculator
Round to 3 decimal place(s)
The probability of the dart hitting a red region is about 0.138, or 13.8 %.
\begin{gathered} A_\text{red and green}=32.25\pi\!+\!50.25\pi\!+\!4\pi \\ \Downarrow \\ A_\text{red and green}=86.5\pi \end{gathered} The total area of the success region is 86.5π square centimeters. The area of total region is the same as before, 306.25π square centimeters. Now enough information has been calculated to find the probability of hitting a red or green region.
Substitute values
Cancel out common factors
Simplify quotient
Use a calculator
Round to 3 decimal place(s)
The probability of hitting a red or green region is approximately 0.282, or 28.2 %.
P(red or green)= 0.282
Subtract term
The probability of hitting a black or white region is approximately 0.718, or 71.8 %.
Magdalena went to a sea resort with her family during her summer vacation. She noticed that when swimming in the pool with an area of 150 square meters, one person occupies approximately 2 square meters in the pool.
If there are already 30 people in the pool, what is the probability of the event of Magdalena bumping into another person when she jumps into the pool? Give the answer as a fraction in the simplest form.
Substitute values
a/b=.a /30./.b /30.
It can be concluded that the probability of Magdalena bumping into a person in the pool is 25.
Consider the following system of inequalities. 0≤ x ≤ 6 y≤ x y≥ 0 If we pick a point at random that satisfies this system, what is the probability that the point also satisfies the following inequality? x^2+y^2≥ 16 Answer with a fraction in its simplest form.
To solve this exercise, we will begin by graphing each inequality from the system of inequalities.
All of the inequalities are non-strict inequalities. This means the boundary lines are included.
Let's draw the solutions of each inequality in a coordinate plane.
Finally, we will isolate the area that satisfies all inequalities.
Note that this area forms an isosceles triangle that is also right.
Next, we need to consider the graph of the fourth inequality. If we replace the inequality sign with an equals sign, we see that it resembles the standard equation of a circle. (x-h)^2+(y-k)^2=r^2 In this equation, h and k represent the coordinates of the circle's center and r is the radius. If we rewrite the inequality to resemble this equation, we can identify the center and radius of the circle. (x- 0)^2+(y- 0)^2≥ 4^2 [-1em] center:& ( 0, 0) radius:& 4
The inequality symbol ≥
means greater than or equal to. Therefore, it describes every point that lies on or outside of the circle's circumference. The region where this area overlaps with the triangle defined by the system of inequalities, represents the favorable outcomes. The possible outcomes are represented by the triangle.
Notice that the favorable area is the area of the right triangle less the area of the sector of the circle that overlaps with the triangle. To find the probability of a point satisfying all inequalities, we have to divide the favorable area by the total area of the triangle. Since the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, it must have base angles of 45^(∘).
Let's calculate the areas of the triangle and of the sector. Notice that the area of the sector is the area of the circle multiplied by the ratio of the central angle to 360^(∘). Since the central angle measures 45^(∘), the ratio is 45^(∘)360^(∘)= 18. Triangle:& 1/2(6)(6)= 18 units^2 [1em] Sector:& 1/8(π)(4)^2= 2π units^2
The possible outcomes are all points that lie within the triangle. The favorable outcomes are all points that lie in the area of the triangle minus the area of the sector. Favorable Area:& 18-2π units^2 With this information, we can calculate the probability of a random point satisfying all four inequalities. P=18-2π/18=9-π/9